Monthly Archives: April 2015

NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft will end its mission in spectacular fashion by crashing into Mercury. After more than 10 years in space, MESSENGER, short for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging, will end its mission on Thursday by crashing into Mercury, creating another impact crater on the planet’s scarred surface. After running out of fuel […]

NASA’s Pluto-bound spacecraft has spotted surface features on the dwarf planet for the first time, including a possible polar ice cap. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the most detailed images of Pluto ever taken, revealing for the first time surface features on the dwarf planet and uncovering what may be a ice cap at […]

NASA’s most iconic space telescope is celebrating a quarter century of service peering into the depths of the cosmos. Launched on April 24, 1990, NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope has gone on to provide some of the most stunning images in the history of space exploration, frequently appearing on the front pages of newspapers and […]

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating 25 years of service with a stunning new image. To commemorate a quarter century of peering into the depths of both space and time, NASA unveiled Hubble’s 25th anniversary image on Thursday. The image is a breathtaking view of celestial fireworks which represents a fitting addition to Hubble’s collection […]

The Lyrids, the first big meteor shower of the year, will peak on Earth Day. The Lyrids are an annual meteor shower lasting from April 16 to April 25, that typically peaks on Earth Day. The meteor shower gets its name from the constellation Lyra that the meteors appear to originate from. The meteor shower […]